Pigcse-Bio - W.s-Transport in Plants - 2

THE SCHRAM ACADEMY
AN INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL

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Subject Name – Biology Worksheet Grade: PIGCSE
Chapter 8 Topic: Transport in plants
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1. Aphids are insects that feed on phloem sap by inserting their mouthparts into phloem tissue.
Fig. 1.1 shows an aphid feeding on phloem tissue in a leaf.
Fig. 1.1
(a) (i) State two features visible in Fig. 1.1 that identify this animal as an insect.
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(ii) Aphids can transmit viral pathogens when they feed on a plant. Suggest how a severe
infestation of aphids on crop plants can be avoided.
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(iii) The aphid shown in Fig. 1.1 is feeding on phloem tissue in a leaf. State the names of two tissues
in the leaf that the mouthparts of the aphid pass through to reach the phloem.
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(b) Aphids have been used to investigate the translocation of sucrose in phloem tissue.
While they are feeding on phloem sap aphids excrete a sucrose-rich fluid known as honeydew.
In an investigation, two groups of four aphids were placed at intervals along the stem of a young
willow plant, as shown in Fig. 1.2.
Fig. 1.2
The leaves were enclosed in an airtight glass chamber. A special form of carbon dioxide gas that
contained radioactive carbon-14 (14C) was supplied to the leaves for a short period of time.
Samples of honeydew were collected at intervals from the groups of aphids. The time taken for
sucrose containing 14C to travel the distance between group A and group B was recorded.
The investigation was repeated twice using a fresh stem and different groups of aphids for each trial.
The results are shown in Table 1.1.
(i) Complete Table1 .1 by calculating the rate of movement of 14C in trial 3.
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(ii) Outline how 14C in carbon dioxide gas becomes incorporated into the sucrose molecules
that are translocated in the phloem.
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(c) Sucrose travels from the stem to other parts of the plant known as sinks, where it is used.
(i) State two parts of a plant that are sinks for sucrose.
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(ii) Sucrose is used in the cells of the sinks in a plant. Describe the uses of sucrose by sinks.
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THE SCHRAM ACADEMY

AN INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL

Subject Name – Biology Worksheet Grade: PIGCSE

Chapter 8 Topic: Transport in plants

(i) Complete Table1 .1 by calculating the rate of movement of 14C in trial 3.

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